Fringed Cup vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Leotiomycetes (ملاسانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Helotiales (مسماريات)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Encoelia	Ictidomys
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.